ECR has some information. I think they all had the SD rack and ladder. The paint color and diamond plate are the only other differences from other '97s, I think. Personally, I hate the diamond plate, and I think it has no place on a rover, in spite of "originality" in this particular case.

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1997 Defenders came in both soft top and Station Wagon versions. The Station Wagons could now also come in Portofino Red along with the 1995 colors. The soft tops lost Portofino Red in favor of Monza Red and gone was Coniston Green and Arles Blue.

The last Defender offering from the Land-Rover dealers was the Limited Edition Defender Station Wagon. 300 Special Edition 1997 Wagons with special paint (again, one color only: Willow Green) and bolt on "body protection" in the form of large 5 bar diamond plate sheets have now come and gone through the dealers.

Does yours have them? If so, leave them. They were definitely a dealer added item. I don't think the lights came out of the factory, but the A-bar probably did. I would consider this a factory add on though. I think most of them came over pretty bone stock, but if you added official Land Rover accessories at the dealer then I think most die hard Rover guys would accept these things as factory.

The snorkel is not stock, but it is a good one. If you don't want it, I do. Are those side steps a single tube or double tube? Factory would be double tube type, I think. I can't tell from your picture.
Factory tires would be BFG all terrain 265's. Other than that the outside looks right.
What's inside?

Yeah, I would say that looks pretty close to stock except the snorkel (which I would keep on there if I were you, sorry shawn) and the side steps. Factory side steps hang a little lower and, as shawn said, are double tubed. Nice truck!

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What everyone one else said about the non-stock bits including the center belly skid plate also. Not stock. I had an LE they are great. My personal favorite of the SW's. The running boards in the ECR photo of the wrecked LE are the correct ones.